Commvault Q1 revenue rises on subscription growth

Overview

• US data protection software firm's fiscal Q1 revenue rose 11% yr/yr

• Subscription revenue climbed 16% yr/yr, with SaaS revenue up 39%

• Company repurchased $10 mln in shares during the quarter

Outlook

• Commvault sees Q2 subscription revenue between $264 mln and $268 mln

• Company expects Q2 non-GAAP EBIT margin of about 20%

• Commvault forecasts FY27 subscription revenue of $1.119 bln to $1.129 bln

Result Drivers

• SUBSCRIPTION GROWTH - Subscription revenue rose 16% yr/yr, driven by increased customer adoption of the company's AI-enabled platform, per CEO Sanjay Mirchandani

• SAAS MOMENTUM - SaaS revenue crossed $100 mln, up 39% yr/yr, reflecting continued customer shift to cloud-based offerings

• MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP - Multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to offer Commvault's AI and cyber resilience solutions as a native ISV service on Azure highlighted as a recent business development

Company press release: ID:nPn61Gw7Ga

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Commvault Systems Inc is $160.00, about 7.1% above its July 27 closing price of $149.46

• The stock recently traded at 27 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago

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